Official Atari 7800+ Console & Wireless Controller - HDMI Output

Overall, it seems to work great. It's taken any cart I've thrown at it. I like how you can use the included wireless controller or use a wired vintage controller. The HDMI lag is not noticeable. It's light and very easy to connect to a modern TV. Great addition to any game room. I have a vintage 2600 but have wanted a 7800 for awhile. I got this at a good price. Pretty close experience to a vintage unit with some minor differences such as boot time. Nothing that takes away from the overall enjoyment of the game. If you can't have a vintage unit or just want another 7800, this is a excellent device to buy.

First off, I have the Atari 2600+ purchased directly from Atari's website. I loved it, and installed the firmware updates as they rolled out (I'm a nerd, so it wasn't difficult for me. It wasn't user friendly for those not comfortable with that type of stuff). Now, the Atari 7800. This is honestly a bit of a different beast. I am not sure about the internals used, but it has been upgraded from the 2600+ hardware/chipset. The build quality is on par with the 2600+, and even reminds me of the plastic in the original 7800 (in my collection). Carts are obviously supported, and do not load instantly. This is due to the hardware not being orignal hardware, but based on emulation (both emulator programs are listed on the website). Loads can be a few seconds, but that is fine and you will get accustomed to it after a little while. Updating is really easy now. AtariAge.com has a tutorial, and the new firmware upgrade tool is very user friendly. Highly recommend checking in on the updates from time to time to help with any issues that rise as you play your games. These updates also add functionality that the community has been asking for. One such is the use of the 12 key touch pad that was required to play a game titled "Star Raiders". This is not in the 2600+ as of the time of this review. The pack in game is from a legendary homebrew developer and created a title that is mind boggling fantastic, and isn't some cake walk platformer. Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest is a polished experience that works on the 7800+, AND the original hardware. A testament to what the 7800 could have accomplished 40 years ago. My ONLY complaint is the included control pad. It isn't bad. It's weird. Atari didn't do the first control pad. They tried to do their own thing way back then. You can't hold this thing like it is an NES control pad. No. You hold the left side like normal, but the 1 & 2 buttons you hold with your pointer and middle finger resting on the top in the grooves with your thumb underneath that side for support. That is my method for comfort and functionality. This is due to the buttons are further to the middle, and a gap between them that isn't easy to go between the two buttons. This is more or less an issue in games like Bentley Bear where running + jumping isn't as simple as it is in Super Mario Bros on the NES. In closing, bust out the cotton swabs, isopropyl alcohol, and clean them old 2600 and 7800 cartridges because.... Have you played Atari Today?

Never really had an Atari 2600. Dad bought me an Intellivision and I got a Colecovision later on my own. Don't even remember the 7800. Liked the nostalgia so I had my wife get me this for Xmas (actually she bought me the 2600+, but it was pokey and had a wired controller so we returned it and bought this). Not too much here. Pretty much a simple emulator setup that draws the programs off old cartridges. Most 2600 games are crap, but there are a handful of good ones (Yars Revenge, Pitfall, Adventure, etc.). This runs most of them. Old cartridges will almost certainly need contacts cleaned before use. Some games refuse to run at all. Not sure if it's the game or the contacts, I'll keep trying. The wireless game pad seems good at first, but eventually falls on it's face. The feel of the pad is wonky and the buttons are mapped weird (for some reason the left button is the first you'd use, doesn't work). The wireless cx40 is AMAZING!!! Got two of them, plan on returning one of the gamepads. You're stuck using the gamepads with games that require multiple buttons. 7800 games are a nice surprise. Bounty Bob SB looks cheezy, but the game is a LOT of fun and really challenges you. Frenzy is good. Space Duel is great, but you can't co-op on ships like the arcade. Bentley Bear's CQ is okay. Controlling with the gamepads is a chore and this ain't no Mario game. But it kind of grows on you. Been trolling eBay to pickup more games. Grabbed some old 2600 games and 7800 Food Fight (never played that in the arcade, but it's pretty fun). If you were born after 1985 you likely won't be intrigued with this system. But for the rest of us GenX'ers this is a fun way to relive old gaming and a cheap price.

Yes, I'm into all the retro-gaming stuff coming out. I got the Atari 2600+ a couple of years ago and got this when it came out last year when the price dropped. I never had a 7800 back in the day. I never even heard of them. This plays the cartridges from the 2600 as well, so it's not bad to have. Mostly just got it as part of my retro collection. I believe this is supposed to be a bit upgraded from the 2600+ as far as hardware. If it's a tossup between this and the 2600+, I'd get this unless you're looking more for the original Atari 2600 look, but both of these will play all the same cartridges and this one is a bit more powerful.

I was pretty surprised on the packaging of the Atari. They wrapped this system up nice. If you are like me and remember the 80s the MTV era, you probably played or owned a Atari product. The 7800 is nice and smaller than the original one and is in HD (not really but uses a Hdmi cable to connect to the TV) and comes with almost all the things to hook it up and start playing. The game that is included is fun and my younger kids even enjoy it. The real fun was when I broke out my games from my original 2600 and 7800. Yes it will play the old cartridges. Now for the reason for not giving it 5 stars. 1. They cheaped out on a usb charging block. Not a big deal for me because I plugged it in the usb on my TV. 2. The wireless controller sucks. It works great for my kids but too small for my hands. I use the original controllers from my old 7800. I did give it a star back because the price dropped to $78 and I think that's a very reasonable price for this.

Amazing! Works perfect - plug and play. I was skeptical that my late 1970/early 80’s original 2600 cartridges (from my parent’s attic) would work. They all did! Just like putting in the 2600, but with a new digital/modern hook up — USC-C Power and HDMI to TV. Also I have the retro Atari with loaded games on it and the joystick controllers from that work great on this, if you do not want to use the one that comes with this. One note, put in game and power on - after it pops up on screen, hit Reset button on console to Start the game. I have always been wanting to play my games and I still have my original console, BUT hookups are so old that you need a tube TV from 80’s and the various “YouTube videos/buying adaptors method”, to retrofit the original console to a modern TV did not work. This 7800 is amazing! Works 100% as advertised. I smiled when I put my E.T. game in and he dropped from the ship - just like early 80’s.

Just purchased this along with Pac-Man and Donkey Kong. Absolutely awesome!!!

I am enjoying the product and it works, but I am also very disappointed in the quality of the product. The construction of the product is extremely poor - to the point that I am literally just waiting for it to break during normal use. The plugs do not sit well into the console and I find myself constantly having to replug the wireless controller adapter due to it falling out. Then there is the controller - wow it is bad and extremely poorly assembled. All that being said, my wife and I have had a lot of fun with it so far and it has been a blast playing some of our games from our decades old collection. If you are a fan of the old 7800 then this product will bring a smile to your face. Just be aware that it is a very cheaply made product and I am concerned that it will not have much longevity.